Madras High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Seeking Exhumation of Dead Body After 16 Years Due to Inordinate Delay. The court held that a writ of mandamus cannot be issued to compel consideration of a stale representation after such a long period, as the delay defeats the purpose of the relief sought....
The petitioner, S. Chinnadurai, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, seeking a direction to the respondents to consid...




